poor?

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poor?

poor

pɔː,pʊə/

adjective

1.

lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in a society.

"they were too poor to afford a telephone"

too poor to afford a telephone?  really?  

not too poor to eat?

not too poor to get shelter?

not too poor to get medical help?

but, too poor to afford a telephone?

lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered 'comfortable' or 'normal' in a society?

in a society of what?

in a society of 'comfortable' or 'normal' people?

in a society where everyone can afford a telephone?

my goodness

when did this become

the measure of poverty?

makes me want to throw up

(by that standard)

rich

(by that standard)

poor

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here's the shocker

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